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Life on the Homestead
June 7, 2026
10:00am
to 4:00pm
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Welk Homestead State Historic Site,
June 7, 2026
10:00am
to 4:00pm
Celebrate the 11th anniversary of the State Historical Society of North Dakota’s management of the Welk Homestead State Historic Site on Sunday, June 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Life on the Homestead,” a day of free, family-friendly activities.
The day kicks off with local Tractor Trek participants arriving at the Welk Homestead at 10 a.m. Tractor show awards will be presented at 12:30 p.m.
From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., learn how to make sauerkraut, butter, paper, and rope. See demonstrations on Ukrainian eggs, goats milk soap, kuchen, canning, weaving, spinning, and blacksmithing. Watch how a printing press works. Visit the vendor show featuring area crafters. Food vendors will serve lunch, refreshments, and snack items throughout the day.
Kids can participate in gunny sack races, bunnock, horseshoes, and a “money in the haystack” game from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The afternoon features a reenactment of “The Lawrence Welk Show” at 2 p.m.
For more information or to join the Tractor Trek or craft and vendor show, contact Brian Grove, 701.336.7777 or [email protected]. For additional upcoming events and programs, visit history.nd.gov/events.
The day kicks off with local Tractor Trek participants arriving at the Welk Homestead at 10 a.m. Tractor show awards will be presented at 12:30 p.m.
From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., learn how to make sauerkraut, butter, paper, and rope. See demonstrations on Ukrainian eggs, goats milk soap, kuchen, canning, weaving, spinning, and blacksmithing. Watch how a printing press works. Visit the vendor show featuring area crafters. Food vendors will serve lunch, refreshments, and snack items throughout the day.
Kids can participate in gunny sack races, bunnock, horseshoes, and a “money in the haystack” game from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The afternoon features a reenactment of “The Lawrence Welk Show” at 2 p.m.
For more information or to join the Tractor Trek or craft and vendor show, contact Brian Grove, 701.336.7777 or [email protected]. For additional upcoming events and programs, visit history.nd.gov/events.
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